Paul received = a BMW-7 Class automobile from his brother the stock broker as an = early Christmas present last Weekend. On Christmas Eve when Paul = came left his office, a young boy was walking around the shiny new car, = admiring it. "Is this = your car,…
12/25/20 Christmas Grif.Net – Old Story Repeated
CHRISTMAS = STORY FROM GOSPEL OF LUKE "And it = came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar = Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (This taxing was before = Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed,…
12/24/20 Christmas Eve Grif.Net – On a Wyoming Ranch
‘Twas the night before Christmas and out on the ranch The pond was froze over and so was the branch. The snow was piled up belly-deep to a mule. The kids were all home on vacation from school, = And happier young folks you never did see, Just…
12/23/20 Grif.Net – Snow Laughing Matter (part 7)
Q: What do you = call a playlist with the songs “Jingle Bells,” “Baby = It’s Cold Outside,” and “Let it Snow” on = it?A: A wintry mix Q: What do you = call it when it gets so cold that the cash machine won’t = function?A: A spending…
12/22/20 Grif.Net – Christmas on Friday
I stopped for = coffee this morning. Bob: "Are = you all ready for Christmas? Remember, Christmas falls on a Friday this = year." Employee: = "Oh my goodness. I really hope it’s not on the = 13th!" Employee at = next register: "That would sure be…
12/21/20 Grif.Net – Monday to Remember: the 1980’s
[It’s = the 1980’s events this week, so many SHOULD still remember a = bit] 1. 1980 = – When the US Olympic Hockey Team defeated the favored USSR team = in Lake Placid, it was labeled the = “____________________”. 2. 1981 = – The wedding of the…
12/20/20 Special Grif.Net – Milestone in Ministry
50 years seems = like a long time, looking ahead. Who can imagine what life will = look like fifty years from now in 2070?? But looking back, it = seems just the blink of an eye. I was led by = God in the summer of 1963 to…
12/19/20 Weekend Grif.Net – Ten Commandments of Christmas
[From a list = in a church bulletin in 1912] I. Thou shalt = not leave "Christ" out of Christmas, making it = "Xmas." ("X" =3D Greek letter ‘chi’ standing for = ‘Christ’ so it still means Christmas, but to most people today, the = "X" is unknown). …
12/18/20 Grif.Net – Snow Laughing Matter (part 6)
[St= ill need even MORE lame jokes for the kids of all ages around the = tree?] Q: What did Santa say to Mrs. Claus when he saw their = Christmas tree? A: = It looks okay, but you could spruce it up a bit. Q: = What’s the…
12/17/20 Grif.Net – Snow Laughing Matter (part 5)
[Wo= rd Play is my sort of humor all year long, but in merriest time of year, = yule laugh until eggnog comes out your nose. This one focuses on MUSIC = of the Season.] Q: What song is always playing at Wendy’s during the = winter?A: Frosty …
12/16/20 Grif.Net – Snow Laughing Matter (part 4)
[Need to know = more about the guy in the suit who gets credit for all the work = you? Here’s, Santa!] Q: What do you call Santa’s = little helpers?A: Subordinate clauses Q: What do = Santa’s little helpers study at school?A: The = elf-abet Q: What…
12/15/20 Grif.Net – Status Upticks + Answers
[My friends = keep me smiling. Here is another batch of real – names = included – reports of the status of their = lives.] Marilyn L = wrote, “I bought myself a senior citizen GPS – it shows me my = destination AND why I wanted to go…
12/14/20 Grif.Net – Monday to Remember: the 1970’s
[Good, bad and = ugly from each year of the 70’s to start your = week] 1. 1970 = – Soviet spacecraft ___________ landed on Venus, the first craft = to transmit from the surface of another planet. 2. 1971 = – ___________ began nationwide transportation = services.…